be prevented on the administration and prescribing side if the task of medication reconciliation is performed correctly. Medication reconciliation is defined as a “formal process of obtaining a complete and accurate list of each patient’s current home medications – including name, dosage, frequency, and route – comparing the physician’s admission, transfer, and discharge orders to the list.” (Meguerditchian N, Krotneva, Reidel, Huang, & Tamblyn, 2013). There have been several studies performed
Hospice Programs Hospice Programs; A Dignified Death In the Middle Ages, hospice was a place where sick or weary travelers would stay while a long journey. Today hospice services are available to people who can no longer benefit from curative treatments. As the health care environment is changing at pace that few could have predicted, hospice is very much part of that change (Stair, 1998). For many years our society and the media has placed an image of death in our heads, of a painful experience
information to be transferred effectively. Communication is the process of sending and receiving information between two or more individuals to achieve a particular outcome or action (Stonehouse, 2014). Effective communication is achieved when the transference of information is shared, understood, and put into action by another individual (Coley, 2015). Collaboration is much desired and needed in order to improve patient care and outcome. Without effective communication, patient needs are not met, valuable
Staying abreast of the most current health care policies and legislation that impacts nursing practice is essential to being a well prepared nurse (Chery & Jacob, 2014, p.89). Just as important is the understanding of one’s own personal values and ethical standards that drive care (Westrick, 2013, p. 3). To become a “nurse champion” however, requires exceptional decision making and the incorporation of current research into daily practice (White, 2011). In the following paragraphs we will investigate
Health Care America has a highly developed health care system, which is available to all people. Although it can be very complex and frustrating at times, it has come a long way from the health care organizations of yesterday. Previously, most health care facilities were a place where the sick were housed and cared for until death. Physicians rarely practiced in hospitals and only those who were fortunate could afford proper care at home or in private clinics. Today the level of health care
Systems. In such events, transportation personnel, delivery personnel, and third party maintenance personnel contacts should also be listed for emergency call. To start our continuity operation plan, we can reach out to the emergency management agency for assistance such as whether the hospital property is located in a flood plain, community’s tornado warning system, and seismic information of the area. Inside of the Berwick Hospital System, a team needs to be built specific for continuity of operation
Influence by Government Regulations, Legislation, And Accreditation Standards Medicare is a national government-sponsored insurance program in the United States. Created by Congress in 1965, under President Lyndon B. Johnson, Medicare guarantees access to health insurance for Americans that are aged 65 and over and younger people with disabilities. It was the primary payer for an estimated 15.3 million inpatient stays in 2011, representing 47.2 percent ($182.7 billion) of total aggregate
a 200-bed inner-city hospital that has a 30-member primary care physician group that has one hospital-based clinic and 4 clinics dispersed throughout the local community. The purpose of electronic medical records is to improve the efficiency of health care delivery by sharing information of a patient 's history, treatment and outcomes. With this product we will save time, increase reimbursement, decrease physicians, nurses and other staff members wait time and increase better clinical outcomes
Critical Question Set 3 Valentine Nwafor Valdosta State University School of Nursing Nursing 4203 September 15th, 2014 Ms. Youmans 1. Case Method or total patient care is the primeval technique of delivering care to a patient. The principle of the case method is that
employees use carbon copy forms in order to report what activities are completed in each resident’s homes. It is believed that the use of different handheld devices and/ or kiosks could be provided to home health workers in Interim Healthcare. These devices would impact upon the effectiveness of patient care as well as electronic medical records. There is a meaningful need for such technologies to the home office for reporting and strategic management purposes. The IT analytics firm IDC predicts that